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• Incorrect judgment on green plastics in lifecycle analyses
  Yuki Kabe, Technical Advocacy Specialist at Braskem, signals an incorrect judgement of ‘biobased’ or green plastics in lifecycle analyses. As a chemical engineer, he has more than 20 years of experience in sustainability and life cycle policy. According to him, ... Read more The post Incorrect judgment on green plastics in lifecycle analyses appeared first […]
• Is building with bamboo cheaper than building with concrete?
  Bamboo is a fast-growing crop that thrives almost anywhere in the world. Because it grows rapidly, it absorbs a lot of CO2 from the atmosphere, which is an attractive option for CO2 compensation. But bamboo also has a number of ... Read more The post Is building with bamboo cheaper than building with concrete? appeared […]
• The Urban Woods: very fast high rise wooden building construction
  In Delft, The Netherlands, the construction of a large-scale wooden building has started, The Urban Woods. This will pave the way towards sustainable high-rise building construction in the Netherlands. High-rise buildings in wood The Urban Woods represents a progressive housing ... Read more The post The Urban Woods: very fast high rise wooden building construction […]
• Geothermal power
  Knowable Magazine ran an article by Katarina Zimmer on geothermal energy. Long regarded as just a small source, to be applied in selected places; but now more a versatile technology, able to complement sustainable sources. Thanks to new technologies. A ... Read more The post Geothermal power appeared first on Bio Based Press.
• Towards less global warming
  Increasingly, methane (CH4) emissions are on the critical path – the path towards limiting climate change to 2°C. This is the upper target of the 2015 Paris agreement. Methane emissions are rising very fast, says Euan Nisbet, a professor of ... Read more The post Towards less global warming appeared first on Bio Based Press.
• Sustainable textiles – the way forward
  High dependence on fossil carbon, associated high carbon footprint, low recycling rates and microplastics: several solutions are emerging. Written by Asta Partanen and Michael Carus. More information on the Cellulose Fibres Conference organized by  nova-Institute on March 13 and 14 ... Read more The post Sustainable textiles – the way forward appeared first on Bio […]
• Energy transition needs demand stimuli
  In the Netherlands, the business case for wind turbines and solar panels keeps getting worse; writes Roy op het Veld on change.inc (in Dutch). The supply side of the energy system isn’t the bottleneck anymore – it’s the demand side. ... Read more The post Energy transition needs demand stimuli appeared first on Bio Based […]